Originally Posted by
southpawboston
I don't know, but I also noticed that the full Reynolds 531 DB frameset is not as light as either of my other 531 DB framesets (one of which is metric French, which explains that one, but not the other, which is British). Is that extra weight accounted for by the stays? I don't know.
Mine is fairly heavy in general, but that makes sense because it's a tourer. Mine is made with 531 Super Tourist and weighs around 28-29lbs as seen above. Weight sounds like a negative, but i'd say that my Mercian fits what I want in ride and feel compared to my others.
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